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May 11
Mother's Day
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May 13, 8:00pm
on Zoom
Quarterly Sisterhood Leaders Gathering
Register here
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May 17, 7:00pm
Sisterhood Event
Beth El Temple, Belmont, MA
Visiting Scholar: Noah Feldman
"To Be a Jew Today"
For more information
and Registration
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| New District Webpages to Help You Learn More About WRJ
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Have you visited our district website recently? It has been updated to make it more helpful for our members and is especially for those new to WRJ.
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Upcoming Events will remind you of what we have coming up.
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Leadership Resources will discuss membership and district board structure as well as getting a district speaker, marketing information, and district forms.
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WRJ Basics has a video going over what WRJ does to share with your sisterhood, ways we communicate with you, and descriptions of the district and the YES Fund.
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ABCs of WRJ is tucked under the WRJ Basics page and goes through many of the abbreviations commonly used.
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May is Jewish American History month and
Mental Health Awareness month.
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Beginning on Monday, May 12, we will be featuring positive mental health daily on both our Facebook page and Mighty Networks space. We will be sharing tips, inspiration, and acceptance. Please help us to end the stigma against mental health needs.
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Quick Ways for You to Make a Difference in the US |
- Tell Congress to support reparations for slavery and systemic racism.
The ongoing wounds of slavery and more than four centuries of entrenched racial oppression continues to impact every part of American society. H.R. 40 would establish a Commission to Study and Develop Reparations for African Americans. Action Item -
Tell Congress to pass the Countering Antisemitism Act
Antisemitism poses a direct, present threat to the Jewish people and American democracy. The bipartisan Countering Antisemitism Act is the most far-reaching Congressional antisemitism initiative ever. Action Item -
Tell Congress to reform Social Security Income
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provides a minimum income to older adults and impoverished people with severe disabilities. However, SSI is trapping people in poverty, providing financial assistance that is far below the poverty level. Action Item - Tell Congress to pass a living minimum wage
The cost of living in the United States has long surpassed the minimum wage. An increase to the minimum wage is imperative if we expect people to be able to support themselves with a full-time job. Action Item
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A Safe Space to Discuss Jewish Things |
Are you on Mighty Networks yet?
Were you waiting for an invitation to join us? Register here.
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Did your sisterhood do something you would like to share? Or maybe you are having an event that you would like to invite other area sisters to join? Did you have a successful and interesting event to share with others? Please email us at wrjneblast@gmail.com. We love to share good ideas with each other.
Deadline for inclusion in an eblast is the 20th of the prior month.
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| Your sisterhood is entitled to a district speaker
at no cost to your sisterhood.
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Make a gift to WRJ Northeast District Fund (NDF) to say thank you, happy birthday, mazel tov, or to send get well wishes or condolences to your family members and friends. An acknowledgment will be emailed to each person whose email address is provided.
The NDF enables the Northeast District to support our sisterhoods, women’s groups, and individual members.
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The next full eblast will be sent on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
Send event listings, photos, and articles to wrjneblast@gmail.com by May 25,2025
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